Travels Here and There

I am sure a lot of Filipino travelers would like to go to as many places as they can, but not everyone knows where they can go without the hassle of a VISA. The information provided in the viral Facebook post that we may have come across once or twice, are supposedly from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Qantas, Wikipedia, Visalink, and VisaHq.ph. GMA News Online, the source of this information I am sharing now, called up embassies of countries missing on the DFA list that they were able to gather and filled gaps in the information. Initially, the DFA only confirmed twenty countries, as they are still waiting to hear from other overseas posts.

So with everything in order, GMA News Online reported that Filipinos now can visit at least 25 countries, without visa, according to information provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs. I am actually thrilled by this news.

Data compiled by the DFA’s Office of Consular Affairs and GMA News Online, has it that the following countries fall in the visa-free category, followed by the length of allowable stay by Filipinos:

• Bolivia – 60 days
• Brazil – 90 days (for holders of diplomatic, official, and service passports, visa-free for (a) duration of tour of duty or (b) 180 days for official business or tourism)
• Brunei – 14 days
• Cambodia – 21 days
• Colombia
• Costa Rica – 30 days
• Ecuador – 90 days
• Hong Kong SAR – 14 days
• India – Visa upon arrival valid for 30 days (limited only to New Delhi and Mumbai airports)
• Indonesia – 30 days
• Israel – visa-free for tourists (no. of days of stay will depend on Immigration); visa-free for holders of diplomatic and official passports; visa required for business)
• Laos – 30 days
• Malaysia – 30 days
• Morocco
• Mozambique – Visa upon arrival valid for 30 days
• Palau – 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return/onward plane ticket)
• Peru – 60 days
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Singapore – 30 days
• Sri Lanka – 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return/onward plane ticket)
• Suriname
• Thailand – 30 days
• Tuvalu – 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return /onward plane ticket)
• Vanuatu – 30 days, visa upon arrival (provided that the Filipino national has a return / onward plane ticket)
• Vietnam – 21 days
• Zambia – visa upon arrival; 3 months for tourism, 1 month for business

The DFA is still gathering visa information for the following countries:

• Guam
• Ireland
• Israel
• Jordan
• Mongolia

I swear, this excites me all the more.. Anyway, follow the url below should you want to read the news source:

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/244922/pinoyabroad/pinoys-can-visit-at-least-25-countries-without-visas-dfa